The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-15
the ouinslcAmonp REGATTA.
Teemer Easily Wins the Single scuIl
Race.
The Consolation Race Very Pretty
Contest.
Hosmer Wins-TIme, 2s Minutes So
Seconds.

WORCESTER, Mass, July 14.-Teemer,
Hamm and Lee was the order in the final
heat of the single.scull race today The
prizes were $500, $125 and $75 1t was a
dull race.
Hosmer and Mckay won in the consola-
tion race, the prizes being $50 and $25. A
high wind made rough water. The time
was slow. In the final heat Teemer held the
west course and was sheltered from the
wind. Hamm was in the centre and Lee
had the east side of the lake. Both races
were four miles. When the word was given
Teemer and Hamm started together. Lee
was slower starting, and in spite of SO
stroke kept constantly falling behind.
TeeDer, who was pulling 80, was creeping
away from Hamm, whose stroke was "a, and
led for about mile. Teemer made the mile
in IA minutes 80 seconds, with Hamm ten
seconds behind. The third mile was made
in S.53 with Hamm four seconds and Lee 20
seconds behind. Teemer ceased rowing
after turning the third stake, and the people
began TO wonder what was up. Hamm
passed him, and then the ex-champion
spared away for home, caught Hamm at the
end of the third of O mile and passed him at
the end of the half. From this point to the
finish there was nothing Of interest. Teemer
crossed the line in 2S minutes 21 seconds.
Hamm two seconds later, and Lee was
deserted half a mile up the lake to the
northward. Nobody doubts Teemer's ability
to easily beat any oarsman now in Worces-
ter. Doubtless Hamm can press him harder
than anybody else, but the performance
looked more like play than work. Lee never
was in the race.
The consolation race was a very pretty
contest: Stakes were set for four starters,
but just before the race Hosmer, who had
been III, decided to go in. He was assigned
no stake, but allowed to turn any stake he
could reach without interfering with the
rightful owner. He drew the best course,
that nearest the Worcester shore, where he
was sheltered from the wind. Next to him
was Ross, and then Mckay, Conley and Ten
Eyck. Hosmer was ahead of his stake when
the word was given, and thus gained nearly
a length. Ross and Ten Eyck started to-
gether, while Conley got left by couple OF
seconds. Ross took the lead, hard pressed
by Mckay, whom he crowded and fouled.
Hosmer was disputing with Mckay for sec
Ond place, and Ten Eyck was falling below
Conley at the rear. Mckay at last rowed
around Ross and took the lead, but Hosmer
kept even with him, and at the three-quar-
stopped back, while Conley and Ten Eyck
closed in on the leaders and Ross was left.
Hosmer turned the mile stake in 6.42; Nc
Kay second in $50. Ten Eyck and Conley
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first, and for three-quarters of a mile they
had a very pretty race. Meanwhile Ross
was climbing up, and at the end of IL piles
was only three lengths behind Ten Eyck
and Conley. Hosmer, who turned the Ross
mile stake, now crossed the lake and took
Conley's water. He turned in 1928, Mckay
second, Conley third, Ten Eyck fourth. Ross
fifth. Hosmer soon had a lead of three
lengths. AT 2f miles Ten Eyck made an ex-
traordinary squirt and passed everybody but
Hosmer, who then led but two lengths.
Mckay then got tired and the others were
leaving him. He got in his work on Ross,
however, and repaid the foul of the first
mile. At "a miles Ross had climbed up to be
even with Ten Eyck and Conley was only
length behind, and Mckay was last. Hos
mer turned in 20.t6, Ross and Ten Eyck sec
ond, and Conley third. During the last mile
Hosmer increased his lead to six lengths.
but Ten Eyck cut him down to three. Ross
made himself better third, and Mckay
managed to pass Conley. The time at the
finish was: Hosmer. 1852; Ten Eyck. 29.01;
Ross. 29.13; Mckay 29.19; Conley, 1921.
The Ross and Lee boats were attached for
debt tonight.
Ten Eyck and Lee are to row here next
September for $500 or $500.